BlockBeats News, June 18th, the Fed's dot plot showed that 1 person believes there should be 3 rate hikes in 2026 (0 in March), 5 people believe there should be 2 rate hikes in 2026 (0 in March), 3 people believe there should be 1 rate hike in 2026 (0 in March), 8 people believe the interest rate should remain unchanged in 2026 (7 in March), 1 person believes there should be 1 rate cut in 2026 (7 in March), 0 people believe there should be 2 rate cuts in 2026 (2 in March), 0 people believe there should be 3 rate cuts in 2026 (2 in March), 0 people believe there should be 4 rate cuts in 2026 (1 in March).

Overall, the number of people supporting rate hikes in 2026 has surged to 9, with one person supporting an aggressive 75-basis-point hike, while the number of people supporting rate cuts has sharply declined to 1. (FXStreet)